ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK 1 - Jesse Sandlin, Senr., 1 Sep 1835
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JESSE SANDLIN SENR WILL
State of North Carolina
County of Onslow
Will Book 1

In the name of God, Amen.  I, Jesse Sandlin, Sen., of Onslow County, being in 
a low state of bodily health but of sound mind and memory, thanks be to God 
for his mercy & knowing it is appointed for all men once to die, do make this 
my last will and testament, in the following manner.
First, I recommend my soul to the hand of my redeemer and by body to its 
parent earth to be buried in a decent Christian like manner at the discretion 
of my Executors hereafter named and as to my worldly estate that it has 
pleased God to bless me with, I dispose of in the following manner, that is to 
say.
First, I desire that all my just debts 7 funeral charges be paid and satisfied 
and for the purposes of paying my said debts, I leave the land and plantation 
once the property of John Thompson now belonging to me to be sold by my 
executors at six months credit for the purpose of paying my debts aforesaid 
and I also leave for the purpose of paying said debts, should it be required, 
I leave all my horses, cattle, oxen & ox cart, hogs & sheep, my household and 
kitchen furniture, my feather beds, bed steds and furniture, my plantation 
tools of every description to be sold by my executors in like manner and 
length of credit with the John Thompson land.  I also give and bequeath to my 
nephews, Robert Sandlin & Henry Sandlin (under the conditions hereafter 
particularly and distinctly expressed) the land and improvements of every 
description thereon & thereto belonging on which I now live that I bought of 
James Glenn, to be equally divided between them, their heirs and assigns 
forever.
And I lend my negro woman named Chancy, which I bought from the estate of Lott 
Strange (from John A. Averitt who was authorised by Onslow County court to 
sell said Strange's slaves for division) to Robert Sandlin. Sandlin, during 
his natural life and at his death, should she the said Chancy survive him the 
said Robert, I then hereby declare the said Chancy (formerly a slave) to be 
liberated and set free and I do hereby emancipate, liberate and set free her 
the said Chancy to be thence forward treated as a free person of colour (NOTE: 
these words were lined through "and to enjoy as to her own personal liberty")
as such the liberty of such as to her own personal liberty according to the 
existing laws of North Carolina in such cases made and provided which said 
slave Chancy I have thought to liberate and have hereby liberated as aforesaid 
for and in consideration of her honesty and strict attention to her various 
duties as a slave, particularly her attention to my family in sickness & in a 
variety of other duties which as a slave she has been remarkable exemplary in 
her performance and further it is my will that if Chancy should during her 
servitude with Robert Sandlin have any children, children I give such child or 
children to Robert Sandlin, his heirs or assigns forever.
I also give to Wm. Thompson that I have raised, one feather bed, bed steds and 
furniture now in his possession and the amount of twenty five dollars in a 
note or notes to him, his heirs and assigns forever and after the payment of 
my just debts by my Executors from the sale of the property set apart for that 
purpose should it be sufficient and a surplus and all such other property as 
is not already mentioned or given away to my three nephews, Lewis Sandlin 
Snr., Daniel Sandlin and Nichodemus Sandlin to be equally divided between 
them, their heirs and assigns forever, and if the property hereby set apart 
for the payment of my debts should not be sufficient to discharge them the 
balance of said debts so remaining due and unpaid must be paid and satisfied 
by my nephews Robert Sandlin & Henry Sandlin (which is the conditions aluded 
to in the gift of the land made to them of the land whereon I now live).
And lastly, I nominate and appoint my friend, Wm. Humphrey Esqr. of Onslow 
County & my nephew Henry Sandlin of Duplin County, Executors of this my last 
will and testament, it being read by me and approved denying all others.  In 
testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st of Sept. 1835.
(signed) Jesse Sandlin

Signed & acknowledged before me
James Glenn
F. (L. or T.) Humphrey

State of North Carolina, Onslow County, February Term 1837
Then was the foregoing will offered for probate and admitted by the oath of 
James Glenn, one of the subscribing witnesses and Henry Sandlin, one of the 
Executors therein named qualified thereto.
(signed) Jasper Etheridge, clk